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| Sunset Tree at Fairmont |
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| Coffee outside anyone? |
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| Approaches to Radium Hot Spring Pool |
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| The Pool at Radium |
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| Summer Life-Guard Spot. ( the winter one was in a heated glass box! ) |
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| Jean and Joe, our oldest Dippers. Joe is 96! (There is a mural in the back-ground) |
" When my way is too rough for my feet, or too steep for my strength, I get off it to some smooth velvet path which fancy has scattered over with rosebuds of delight; and, having taken a few turns in it, find a pool of waters, and after immersing myself in their soothing warmth, come back strengthened and refreshed"
( modified quotation from Laurence Sterne)
After a glorious sunset we slept like logs and spent the next morning dipping. There were clouds but they evaporated by afternoon, then we were driven the 30 minutes to Radium Hot Springs. There we dipped again but this time for our small dose of radiation, as the name suggests; a long time ago they found radon in the waters, the breakdown product of radium, and the measured dose of radiation is now however considered safe for swimming. Here the warm water comes in at one end, and so at the far end it is cooler and so swimming was possible. Enjoy the photos!
